Jonathan Ames Has Gone Noir, And He’s Not Turning Back
With his latest book, "A Man Named Doll," the humorist-turned-crime novelist offers up the best of both worlds
Dismantling the Myths We Use to Explain Mass Shootings
A new book traces the history of the American mass shooter and the troubling ways we make sense of senseless violence
Michael Chabon Pens Apology for Past Dealings With Scott Rudin
It's a harrowing read
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It's time to upgrade your coffee table
How Did Anthony Bourdain's Final Book Come Together?
Laurie Woolever discusses her final collaboration with Bourdain
In Defense of Reading Biographies in an Era When They Reveal Nothing
The beauty of Blake Bailey’s 800-page book on Philip Roth is in the details
Folk God Richard Thompson Remembers the '70s
The legendary guitarist and songwriter released his memoir "BEESWING: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967–1975" this month
Literary Scammers are the Weirdest Scammers
British literary prizes are being targeted by a scammer or scammers
One Dinner Party Inspired Classic Books by Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle
A meal that made literary history
Ken Burns on Stepping Into the World of Ernest Hemingway for His Latest PBS Doc
America’s greatest documentarian on parsing truth from fiction when it comes to one of our greatest literary icons
Remembering the Victims of a Killer Who Haunted Gay New York in the Early ’90s
Elon Green's new book on the Last Call Killer is a reminder that true-crime narratives did not always generate the headlines they have in recent years
Did Ernest Hemingway Commit Suicide Because He Had CTE?
A 2018 book from a leading psychiatrist credibly suggests that multiple concussions may have contributed to his violent demise
Nobody Could Burn a Bridge Like Ernest Hemingway
No writer made friends — or enemies — as easily as Papa
Rediscovered Soviet TV Version of "The Lord of the Rings" Is Kind of Insane
Seemingly lost for 30 years, the low-budget take is now on YouTube
What We Can Learn About Hemingway From Everything He Didn't Write
Lynn Novick talks about her new documentary with Ken Burns about the literary titan
The 10 New Books You Should Be Reading This April
From an ultrarunner's memoir to an unpublished manuscript from one of the 20th century's greatest writers